"Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature."

"Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people."

"Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example?"

"People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of."

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."

"Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically."

"I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'"

"If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance."